loose tiles

Hazardous roofing pieces

Loose tiles are tiles that have become detached or are no longer firmly secured to their surface—on a roof, floor, or wall.

The phrase often signals a hazard or needed repair: Watch your step, there are loose tiles in the entryway.

Figuratively, to have loose tiles suggests mental instability, like having a screw loose.

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slipping · trip hazard · ceramic · mortar · wobbly · repair · home improvement · floor · broken · rattling · dangerous · adhesive · replacing · shingles · kitchen · chipped · hazard · grouting

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G